Rajnikanth's 2016 film Kabali was shot in the school premises. K.S.Ravikumar's 2009 film, Aadhavan, starring Surya, was shot in the school's adjoining Chettinad Palace. The school also features in director Shankar's 2003 coming-of-age film Boys. Portions involving Jyothika from the film Kaakha Kaakha (2003), where she played a teacher, were shot in the school. Notable alumni Sriman, Cricketer Mir Roshan, Rich Gokul Selvan, Big Boss Finalist Niranjan .V, Jan The Builder Bhargav, King in the North Kaushik Spark, Youtuber G.V Prakash, Film Actor and Music Director Lakshmipathy Balaji, Former Cricketer Saindhavi, Playback Singer Apoorva Arora, Actor Aishwarya R. Dhanush, Film Director Dinesh Karthik, Indian Team Cricketer Rana Daggubati, Film Actor Gautham Karthik, Film Actor Mahat Raghavendra, Film Actor Minisha Lamba, Film Actress Allari Naresh, Film Actor Ashwin Kakumanu, Film Actor Saisharan, Playback Singer and Winner of Airtel Super Singer Manimaran Siddharth, Indian Cricketer Nakshatra Nagesh, Film Actress Shabeer Kallarakkal, Film Actor Bhavana Balakrishnan, Film Actress Kishen Das, Actor Padmalatha, Singer APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President References and notes External links Official website Primary schools in Tamil Nadu High schools and secondary schools in Tamil Nadu Schools in Chennai Educational institutions established in 1986 1986 establishments in Tamil Nadu